There is a point in One Assassination Under God – Chapter 2 where the language of survival finally becomes the language of retaliation. “The Arsonist” is that point. The song is not simply about having survived an attempt to destroy you. It is about what happens afterward, when the person who has been burned decides that the fire did not finish him and that the scars it left behind have become part of his strength. Manson himself described the song as the moment when the narrative of the two chapters “crystallizes into a battle stance,” and, referring to the painting he created for it, said that the “burned scar tissue” had formed into armor. That description gets very close to the heart of the song. The fire has not disappeared. It has changed him. The title is important because Manson does not call the song The Survivor or The Victim . He calls it "The Arsonist." An arsonist deliberately starts a fire, and this changes the entire perspective of the song. The speaker is no...
It was announced Thursday January 17th 2025 that Film Director David Lynch died of emphysema at the age of 78, just a few days before his 79th birthday on Monday.
Both Lindsay and Manson paid tribute to Lynch on Instagram, with Lindsay posting in her stories a broken heart under the poster for Wild at Heart and Manson posting the poster for Lost Highway with the message: "May you live forever inside our dreams."
Both Lindsay and Manson paid tribute to Lynch on Instagram, with Lindsay posting in her stories a broken heart under the poster for Wild at Heart and Manson posting the poster for Lost Highway with the message: "May you live forever inside our dreams."
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Manson and Lindsay have both said that Wild at Heart (1990) is their favorite Lynch film and favorite romance film, to the point where their wedding theme in 2020 was inspired by Wild at Heart, and they even invited Nicolas Cage, the star of the film, to attend, which he did via a video call. Also, a quote from the film spoken by Crispin Glover can be heard in the song "Lunchbox", when you hear: "I'm making my lunch!"
Manson's first film appearance was as a snuff film pornstar along with bandmate Twiggy Ramirez in Lynch's film Lost Highway (1997), to which he also contributed two songs, "I Put A Spell On You" and "Apple of Sodom", the latter of which was written specifically for the film.
Among other films of Lynch that inspired Manson's music, imagery and performance are Twin Peaks, in the song "Wrapped in Plastic", and Blue Velvet in Manson's onstage performance of "Sweet Dreams" as well as his smeared lipstick look and use of an oxygen tank in his performance.
Since Lynch and Manson met during the production of Lost Highway, Lynch has written an introduction to Manson's autobiography The Long Hard Road Out of Hell (1998) where he mentions how Manson reminded him of Elvis, and the two have collaborated on both an art show and a coffee table book titled Genealogies of Pain (2010).
Manson also does a spot on impression of David Lynch, as you can hear in the video below. May he Rest In Peace.
Manson also does a spot on impression of David Lynch, as you can hear in the video below. May he Rest In Peace.